Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

37 reviews

darcy124's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Forced to read this in school a while back. Not a read I enjoyed in the slightest. I do think the book definitely opened my eyes to the struggles of Native Americans in today's society and I would like to learn more about it. Also, contained use of slurs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, and Vomit

hannah_mariee's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

elly29's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

had some brief thought this was going to be like “An Indian in the Cupboard.” Boy, was I incorrect. (No magical realism, no fantasy.) Alexie’s personal, fictionalized story came out of nowhere for me, and it was impactful in the way that most middle-school-age reads are impactful. So much of Arnold/Junior’s life was difficult, but also so much of it was easy (like how he became popular). It was a tapestry, and showed a lot of issues Indigenous Americans face.

I listened to the version narrated by Alexie. It was powerful. You can hear Alexie get emotional over the deaths of his his sister Mary and his dad's best friend Eugene. I felt the loss and the hopelessness of the rez, and how beautiful and complex it is to be Indigenous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Racism

Minor: Vomit and Toxic friendship

There is a pet dog death.

unusualsnowunicorn's review against another edition

funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, and Child abuse

vivthereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

cried x3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

michaelion's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I started and finished this book in 6 hours. Now why did it take us like 2 weeks to read it in high school? That's how you know high school is an evil place! Insufferable institution!

Great book, though. I'm glad I reread it.

But I had to take away points for use of the n word. Like damn even if it's not from our main character, it's very disappointing the author wrote that in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicide, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

bethanysbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Animal death

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia

ozzyjames's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

lauragracel's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Homophobia